The U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable Development
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GOAL:
The U.S. Partnership consists of individuals, organizations and institutions in the United States dedicated to education for sustainable development (ESD). It acts as a convener, catalyst, and communicator working across all sectors of American society.
VISION:
Sustainable development fully integrated into education and learning in the United States.
MISSION:
Leverage the UN Decade to foster education for sustainable development in the United States.
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LATEST NEWS
September 21, 2010 - Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan gives keynote address at Sustainability Education Summit - "Today, I promise you that [the Department of Education] will be a committed partner in the national effort to build a more environmentally literate and responsible society... We must advance the sustainability movement through education... Education and sustainability are the keys to our economic future-and our ecological future... We are proud to be... joining you in this work, and hopeful about the impact we will make together.- Click here for full text of speech.
Sept. 20-21, 2010 (Washington, DC) - The U.S. Department of Education, in coordination with other federal agencies, hosted the "Sustainability Education Summit: Citizenship and Pathways for a Green Economy". The summit discussed elements of an agenda and proposed action steps for education, business and industry, government and the environmental community to promote the transition to a sustainable, green economy. Some 250 national leaders from education, business and industry, government and NGOs worked together to form shared visions and strategies for education's role in building a sustainable, green economy. Keynote speakers included: Secretary of Education Arne Duncan; Under Secretary of Energy Kristina Johnson; Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University; and Chad Holliday, chairman of the board of Bank of America and former CEO of DuPont. US Partnership president, Debra Rowe spoke on a panel, and six other members of the US Partnership Board participated.
See NWF Campus Ecology Blog entries from the Summit:
Ron Sims inspires at Department of Education Green Summit
Sustainability Education Summit convenes in DC this week
Letter from the U.S. Secretary of Education in support of Education for Sustainability and Sustainable Development at the UNESCO World Conference on ESD, March 31, 2009.
Link to proceedings from World Conference on ESD
Education for Sustainability Listserv for K-12 Educators Launched!
The U.S. Partnership has launched the first national listserv for k-12 educators focused specifically on the topic of education for sustainability. Educators involved in teaching students in any subject in the k-12 arena are encouraged to join. The goal of the Sustaink12 listserv is for educators to communicate and collaborate on strategies to integrate education for sustainability into the teaching and operations of k-12 schools. To join the listserv either click here; or send an email message to "sustaink12-request@umich.edu" with the word "subscribe" in the Subject line of your message.
Download the latest issue of DESD Highlights!
View The U.S. Partnership's Annual Update, highlighting our sector teams' activities in 2009!
K-12 and TEACHER EDUCATION SECTOR TEAM RELEASES VERSION 3 of NATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION STANDARDSThe Education for Sustainability (EfS) standards were developed by the K-12 and Teacher Education Sector of the USPESD with input from K-12 educators in public, private, and pre-service (teacher education) fields. Version 3 of the standards includes content updates and clarifications in response to expert and general public review and comments.wnload Version 3 of the National Education for Sustainability Standards.
THE EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SUMMIT
This one-day, invitation only, summit was held October 6, 2008 in Washington D.C. The summit brought together executive staff from a select group of key professional organizations whose members are directly involved with K-12 education and/or the professional preparation of K-12 teachers and administrators. The purpose of the summit was to promote development of a sector-wide strategy for integrating education for sustainability into the teaching and operations of U.S. K-12 schools. To view a presentation from the summit click the links below:
The Education for Sustainability National Professional Organizations Summit: Part 1
The Education for Sustainability National Professional Organizations Summit: Part 2